The 7th Tokyo Global Dialogue

Sponsors※Japanese alphabetical order

(To be confirmed)

Outline

Theme: “Steering the Global Order in Turbulent Times: Division, Competition, Cooperation”

As JIIA’s "Strategic Outlook 2026"states the world in 2026 remains in a period of heightened uncertainty. Conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East show no clear path toward resolution, while tensions among major powers continue to shape regional dynamics. Developments in the United States add further unpredictability to the global strategic landscape, and hybrid challenges have become more prominent.

Against this backdrop, countries are reassessing their national resilience and the frameworks through which they cooperate with partners. For Japan, the year also marks the 10th anniversary of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision and ongoing revisions to its key national security documents, making this Dialogue a timely opportunity to reflect on strategic direction and regional and international cooperation.

*Program is subject to change.

Venue: The Okura Tokyo (in-person: by invitation only)
Online (Zoom Webinar)

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Simultaneous Interpretation: English↔Japanese

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7/15 Wed

13:00-13:10	Opening RemarksDetail Kenichiro Sasae President, JIIA / Former Ambassador of Japan to the U.S.

13:10-14:50	Session 1 “Strategic Choices for an Uncertain Era”Detail 【Moderator】 (TBC) 【Speakers】 (TBC)

15:00-16:30	Session 2 ”Peace Through Strength：Strategic Adaptation and Preparedness”Detail 【Moderator】 (TBC) 【Speakers】 (TBC)

16:40-18:10	Session 3 “Reframing Economic Statecraft: National Strategy for Economic Power and Order”Detail 【Moderator】 (TBC) 【Speakers】 (TBC)

18:30	(TBC)Detail 【Speakers】 (TBC)

7/16 Thu

9:00-	(TBC)Detail 【Moderator】 (TBC) 【Speakers】 (TBC)

9:30-11:00	Session 4 “In Pursuit of Japan’s Grand Design in Turbulent Times”Detail 【Moderator】 (TBC) 【Speakers】 (TBC)

11:00-12:30	Session 5 “FOIP at its 10th Anniversary: Charting the Next Decade of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific”Detail 【Moderator】 (TBC) 【Speakers】 (TBC)

14:30-16:00	Session 6 “The United States in Transition and the International Order: Choices for Japan and the World”Detail 【Moderator】 (TBC) 【Speakers】 (TBC)

16:00-16:15	Closing SessionDetail

Scheduled speakers （* in alphabetical order by surname）: Nobumasa Akiyama　※moderator
Director, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) Professor, Hitotsubashi University

Justin Bassi
Executive Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Chan Heng Chee
Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Former Ambassador of Singapore to the United States

Miki Ebara　※moderator
Journalist, Former NHK WORLD Executive Producer

Bill Emmott
Former Chair, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
Former Editor-in-Chief, The Economist

Naoko Eto
Professor, Gakushuin University

Tobias Gehrke
Senior Policy Fellow-European Power, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

Alexander B. Gray
Senior Fellow, American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC)
Former Chief of Staff, National Security Council, United States

Michael J. Green
Chief Executive Officer, United States Studies Centre (USSC), University of Sydney
Former Senior Director for Asia, National Security

Takako Hikotani 　※moderator
Professor, Center for Global Education, The University of Tokyo

Aya Igarashi
Vice Chair of Editorial Board, The Yomiuri Shimbun

Kaori Iida　※moderator
Senior Commentator, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)

Kaoru Iokibe　※moderator
Professor, The University of Tokyo

Masafumi Ishii 　※moderator
Managing Director, JIIA Platform, Former Ambassador to Indonesia, Former Japanese Government Representative to NATO

Tetsuo Kotani
Chief Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)
Professor, Meikai University

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Chair, Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS)
Former Minister of Defense, Federal Republic of Germany

Fumiaki Kubo
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Former President, National Defense Academy of Japan

Leo Lewis
Tokyo Bureau Chief, Financial Times

Sungnam Lim
Global Advisor, BAE, KIM & LEE LLC
Former First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea

Ramon M. Lopez
Governing Board Chair, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
Former Secretary of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

C. Raja Mohan
Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI)
Founding Director, Carnegie India

Satoru Mori
Professor, Keio University

Naoko Munakata
Project Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Former Commissioner, Japan Patent Office

Masataka Okano
Former National Security Advisor to the Cabinet and Secretary General of National Security Secretariat, Japan

Kenichiro Sasae 　※moderator
Chairman of the Japan Institute of International Affairs

Andrew Shearer
Ambassador-designate of Australia to Japan
Former Director-General, Office of National Intelligence, Australia

Dingli Shen
Director, Center for American Studies, Grandview Institution
Professor and Former Executive Dean, Institute of International Studies, Fudan University, China

Luis Simón
Director, Center for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS), Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Director of the Brussels Office of the Elcano Royal Institute

Kazuyoshi Umemoto
Managing Director, JIIA Platform
Former President, The Japan Foundation
Former TPP Chief Negotiator

Kenneth R. Weinstein
Japan Chair, Hudson Institute
Former President and CEO, Hudson Institute

Robert Wilkie
Chair, American Security, America First Policy Institute (AFPI)
Former Secretary for Veterans Affairs
Former Under Secretary of Defense

Hassan Wirajuda
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Indonesia

Takio Yamada
Executive Director, Center for Global Outreach, Japan Institute of International Affairs
Ambassador for AZEC

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Sponsors※Japanese alphabetical order

Outline

Theme: “Steering the Global Order in Turbulent Times: Division, Competition, Cooperation”

* Further information will follow closer to the date.

ProgramAs of May.26.2026